Fishing-reel.



D; sArEs PA- N rnANKsrNsINena, or Naw roux, nur;

risnrrrannnn `vented a. new and useful Improvement in Fishing-Reels, ofwhich the following is a specification. Y

The object om invention-is to provide for an. adjustable rag upon thepaying outv oi' thelishing line upon what are known as free runningspools'. '"lln reels oi this type the *gearconneetion etween thewindincrank and the spoolis of such character t at the line which is woundupon the spool may pay out treely or a varying degree of friction A maybe iven, which tension islunder the control o the angler.

' @ne of the principal objects of myinvenat tion is to place a varyingfriction .device upon the spool thatwill be within the iin'- mediatecontrol of the angler, who may adjustably retard the paying out of theline with varying degrees of friction and yet permit the instant changeto the free winds l en ingin'o the line.. A practical embodiment ot myinvention v is represented in the accompanying draw ings in which, l

Figure 1 is an end view ot a hshing. reel provided with'my improvement.Fig-2 isf a longitudinal section taken in tlieplane of the line A-h' ofFig'. 1, the clutch operat-y ing mechanismbeing shown in elevationthrownin as .when applying-the dragW to the spool.. Fig. 3 isa longitudinalsection taken in the same plane as Fig. 1, the

clutch operating mechanism bein .shown in elevation thrown out as when-tespool is d@ running free or' paying out. cFig. d is al 'artiallongitudinal ycentral section, show-' ing the clutch operating mechanismin theposition as shown in lFig.' 2.A -llig ,5 is an end view of thereel trame and spool,show

1lb ing one face ci the clutch attached', thereto,

-the `end plat/e beingrrernoved. Fig. 6 is an inside -view of the endplate, showing the vother membery and operating4 mechanism of theclutch." v"

W@ v Referring tothe drawings, the cage-like "z'theendsrofrsaid tie rodsbein :frame consists of two annular rings, dey' noted by'1, 2, spacedapart and connected by tie rods 3 arranged at suitable intervals,`

secured between the two annular rings y Ameans of Y screwsf4. Theconcaved metal foot plate 5` Specification of LettersV Patent.I

' Application :tiled Hay 9, 1912. Serial No. 896,185.

'reel opposite the end `Yineml'oerY 201 the reel, permitting the sametbe attached Enroll.' I

Patented Feb.,17,1e14`.

is held upon the tie rods 3,;at oneside of i i to the.` reel seat of thefishing' rod in the usual manner.

The annular ring l is provided with an annular flange 6, which isinteriorly screwthreaded toreceive an end plate 7. annular ring 2 isalso provided with an annular flange f8 which is interiorly screw- Thethreaded to receive an end plate 9 which is thus adapted to tightlyclosethe end of the Vplate '7. The end plates and 9 are. provlded withcentrally located yand alined adjustable bearings`110,

by'means of cap nuts 12,|18L

A 4shaft 14 having its opposite ends journale'd in the bearings 10,/11,carries a lspool vwhich comprises 'a body 15 and heads 16,

17, permanently secured by any well known means tofthe body 15.l Thespool is mount-4 ed fast von 4the shaft 14.

'A wide-faced driving pinion-18 is loosely and slidably mounted uponianextension of the bearing 1l, serelwed into the end plate 9, and isprovided withan inclined' toothed 'clutch member 19, which engagesanadjacent oppositely inclined toothed clutch 'mernber 20, secured bymeans of screws 21, to the body 15' otv the spool. ,A spring 22surrounds the extension oil the vbearing and tends to force the' pinion18 and slidingv clutch memberflttoward its adjacent clutch Tliemaindrivinggear is denoted by 23, the teeth of which are always in mesh.with the teeth of the pinion 18, said driving gear wheel being formedintegral with a hollow driving shaft 24 journaled upon a stationaryshaft 25, one end of which is rigidly supported in a bracket 26 secured.to the inner face of the end plate 9, the outer end.

of the ,hollow drijving shaft being journaled Within a tubular'extension27 also secured "to theV end plate 9.-

throwing in or out ofV the sliding clutch member 19, is as follows: Abracket 30 is secured to the end plate 9 by means of screws denoted-by31. Mounted in this bracket is -a rocking lever 32 pivoted at 33, oneend of which -is forked itt-34; which embraces the toothedmovable clutch.member .19 and' vi Y11, which are screwed into place and `locked Apresses upon a loosely mounted ring 35 fitted to rotate freely with themovable clutch member 19. This ring 35serves to take the frictionbetween the fork 34 and the movable clutch member 19.' The other endofthe rocking-lever 32 extends into engagement withan oscillating rim orcylinder cam 36, which is mounted 'to oscillate in the end platev9. Thiscylinder `or rim cam 36 is provided upon the inside with a flange 37,which shoulders against the end plate,

Y and passing through has secured to it a crank38, by means of the endof the cylindercam being threaded to receive a screw 15- and washer 39.lThe crank 38 serves to os- 'cillate the rim cam 36 to the position aslshown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

In operation, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4 ofthe drawing, the reel is inposition for the winding in of the line and the assumption is that theangler is reeling in a fish.

Should the sh now dive and pull and exert.

additional strain upon the line, the aigler will operate the crank 38,rocking .it to the -right in the direct-ion of the VarroCW, a sufficientdistance, according to his judgment as to the size and strength of thefish, thereby permitting a slip of the spool and relieving the strainonv the line. This rocking of the lever 38 rotates the rim cam 36, whichin turn acts upon the rocking lever 32 which presses on the slidingclutch .member 19, against the tension ofthe spring, thereby I forcingthe clutch members 19 and 20 slightly 20 on the spool to slip back untilit catches the 'spring pushing the sliding member of apart, thuspermitting the .clutch member the next tooth, thus slightly. checkingthereel as gtlie extra pull or jerk is exerted by the ish, The crank 38 isrocked more or less to the right, according to the strength of the fish,enabling the angler to apply any amount of friction, depending on thegamynature of the fish to be caught. The morethe leveris rocked totheright, the less the amount of friction obtained unt-il the lever isrocked. all the way or one half a revolution of the rim cam, when theclutch me'mber willbe' entirely separated andthe reel will run freely asshown inv Fig. 3 of the draw-l in .e gis ien the crank 38 is in its.extreme position to the left, as shown in Fig. 't is then in its maximumdegree of friction and will requireA the greatest amount of pull` on theline to slip back. lIn this position the rocking lever 32 is at thelowest point on the cam,

the clutch to the extreme limit of itls'movement. Also, inthilsfposition when the reel is being driven' to wind in the line, theinclined faceslof thel clutch members constitutethe: driving facesthereof; vWhen thev crankV 38 is'in itsextreme position to the right, asshown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, thel reel is then free, as when castingorpaying Ido not wish to limit myself strictly to the structure setforth, but

That I claim is: i

1; In a fishing reel, the combination of a spindle having a spoolmounted thereon, a bearing` for the spindle, a clutch mechanism forpositively engaging said spool comprising a rotataqbleandl slidingmember -mounted upon aforesaid bearing and a fixed member carried by thesaid spool, the engaging faces of the teeth on each clutch member beingop'- positely inclined, means for rotating said sliding clutch memberand means for gradually disngaging the inclined' teeth of the clutchmembers and holding said members inf` Vany intermediate position.

2. In a fishing reel, the combination of a.

spindle having a spool mounted thereon, a bearing for the spindle, aclutch mechanism for positively engaging said spool comprising a clutchmember carried by said spool, the other clutch member loosely andslidably inountedupon aforesaid bearing, the engaging faces of the teethon each clutch member being oppositely inclined. 'yielding means forholding said clutch members in engagement also carried by said spindle,means for yrotating said sliding clutch member, a rocking lever forforcing said sliding clutch member operating said lever and a crank forrocking said cam.

- 3. In' a fishing reel, the combination of a spindle having 'aspool'mounted thereon, a

bearing for the spindle, aclutch mechanism for positively engaging saidspool-comprising a clutch member carried by said spool,

another clutch member loosely and slidably mounted uponafore'saidbearing, .the engag ing faces ofthe teeth on each clutch memberbeingoppositely inclined, yielding means for holding-said clutch membersin enga-gement away fromits adjacent member, a cam for also carried bysaid spindle, a pinion carried.

by said sliding clutch member, a gear wheel fordriving said pinion. 'acrank for driving said gearwheelva rocking lever for forcing saidsliding` clutch member away from its adjacent clutch member, a cam foroperating said'lever and'a crank for rocking said cam.

a4. IIn a fishing reel, the combination of a spindle having a spoolmounted thereon, a

.bearing f orthe spindle, a clutch mechanism V.for positively engaginsaid spool compris- Ving a rotatable and' sli ing member mounted uponaforesaid bearing, und a fixed member carried by the Suid spool, theengaging faces of the teeth on each clutch member being 0ppositelyinclined, yielding means for normally 5 holding said Clutch members 1nengagement.

also carried by Said spindle, n pinion carried by smid sliding clutchmember, a gear Wheell for driving said pinionfa crank for driving saidgear Wheel, a rocking lever for forcing 10 said sliding Clutch memberaway from its adjacent member, ano'scillating cam for operatmyinvention, I have signed my name 1n 1:5,

presence of tWo Witnesses, this eighth day of May, 1912.

FRANK SINSI'NGER.

Witnesses F. GEORGE BARRY, HENRY C. THIEME.

